Head to head
Jim Mertens vs Chester Lian
Two careers, 138 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.
Jim Mertens (United States) and Chester Lian (Malaysia) have met in 138 rounds across 24 competitions since 2009. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Chester Lian leads Jim Mertens: 110 finishes in front to 28.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 9 shared events, Chester Lian holds the faster single in 8, Jim Mertens in 1.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Jim Mertens single | average | Chester Lian single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.43 | 13.98 | 9.23 | 11.12 |
| 2×2 | 2.75 | 5.69 | 2.33 | 4.00 |
| 4×4 | 1:10.72 | 1:21.33 | 43.62 | 50.23 |
| 5×5 | 2:50.80 | 3:32.75 | 1:31.36 | 1:40.71 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:29.65 | — | 49.95 | 1:00.17 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | 40.67 | 30 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.93 | 26.92 | 14.47 | 19.21 |
| Clock | 18.25 | 23.23 | 17.33 | 21.11 |
| Pyraminx | 6.63 | 12.84 | 8.91 | 14.05 |
Year by year
every meeting, 138 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Jim Mertens | Chester Lian | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US Nationals 2015 | 2×2 | First round | 6.21 | 5.99 | Chester Lian |
| 2015 | US Nationals 2015 | 3×3 | First round | 18.06 | 13.13 | Chester Lian |
| 2015 | US Nationals 2015 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 28.86 | 24.06 | Chester Lian |
| 2014 | US Nationals 2014 | 2×2 | First round | 6.52 | 5.40 | Chester Lian |
| 2014 | US Nationals 2014 | 3×3 | First round | 18.70 | 12.93 | Chester Lian |
| 2014 | US Nationals 2014 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 31.15 | 24.42 | Chester Lian |
| 2014 | US Nationals 2014 | 4×4 | First round | 1:37.47 | 57.14 | Chester Lian |
| 2013 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | 2×2 | First round | 6.84 | 5.28 | Chester Lian |
| 2013 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | 3×3 | First round | 16.63 | 11.60 | Chester Lian |
| 2013 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 31.98 | 25.70 | Chester Lian |
| 2013 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | 4×4 | First round | 1:23.34 | 1:00.97 | Chester Lian |
| 2013 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | Pyraminx | First round | 17.03 | 17.10 | Jim Mertens |
| 2013 | Tree Town 2013 | 2×2 | First round | 6.79 | 5.71 | Chester Lian |
| 2013 | Tree Town 2013 | 3×3 | Second round | 17.03 | 12.04 | Chester Lian |
Full careers: Jim Mertens · Chester Lian. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.